Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium - Sunday January 21st, 6:00 am

SIX! Tendai Chatara to Thisara Perera. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. Hammered into the crowd, Thisara finishes the match in style. He gets a big hug from his captain, Sri Lanka win by five wickets.

A composed partnership between Dinesh Chandimal and Thisara Perera has taken Sri Lanka to victory in Mirpur. Chandimal might only be the stand-in skipper while Angelo Mathews is injured, but it was a true captain's knock from him today. Zimbabwe had their tails up after a triple-strike by Blessing Muzarabani, but the right-handed batsman was mature in steering the men in blue to victory. Zimbabwe's total of 198 was never going to be enough, so credit must go to the Sri Lankan attack. Seven wickets between Thisara Perera (4/33) and Nuwan Pradeep (3/28) was enough to run through the batting order, with only Brendan Taylor (58) putting up any real resistance. Match 5 of the series takes place on Tuesday, with Zimbabwe looking to bounce back when they take on hosts Bangladesh.

44.4

Tendai Chatara to Thisara Perera. Back of a length, off stump backing away driving, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Cremer.

44.3

Tendai Chatara to Dinesh Chandimal. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Waller.

44.2

Tendai Chatara to Dinesh Chandimal. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to point for no runs, fielded by Butt.

44.1

Tendai Chatara to Dinesh Chandimal. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Ervine.

Over 44. 6 runs. Bowler: Graeme Cremer. Sri Lanka: 5/195(rr 4.43)

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43.6

Graeme Cremer to Thisara Perera. Leg spinner back of a length, off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Muzarabani, fielded by Moor.

43.5

Graeme Cremer to Dinesh Chandimal. Leg spinner back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Mire.

43.4

Graeme Cremer to Thisara Perera. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump down the track slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Waller.

43.3

Graeme Cremer to Dinesh Chandimal. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Waller.

43.2

Graeme Cremer to Dinesh Chandimal. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Cremer.

43.1

Graeme Cremer to Thisara Perera. Leg spinner back of a length, middle stump on the back foot pushing, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Ervine.

Over 43. 9 runs. Bowler: Tendai Chatara. Sri Lanka: 5/189(rr 4.40)

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42.6

Tendai Chatara to Thisara Perera. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Mire.

42.5

SIX! Tendai Chatara to Thisara Perera. Slower ball back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. Swatted with disdain, Thisara wants to get this match finished in a hurry.

42.4

Tendai Chatara to Thisara Perera. Slower length ball, to leg on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Jarvis.

42.4

Wide Tendai Chatara to Thisara Perera. Short, down leg side ducked, Left to wicketkeeper for 1 run.

42.3

Tendai Chatara to Thisara Perera. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Masakadza.

42.2

Tendai Chatara to Dinesh Chandimal. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Waller.

42.1

Tendai Chatara to Dinesh Chandimal. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Butt.

Over 42. 9 runs. Bowler: Graeme Cremer. Sri Lanka: 5/180(rr 4.29)

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41.6

SIX! Graeme Cremer to Thisara Perera. Leg spinner length ball, off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs. I imagine that will be the final nail in the coffin. Thisara flexes his muscles, getting down the pitch to a flighted delivery and sending it miles over the fence.

41.5

Graeme Cremer to Thisara Perera. Leg spinner back of a length, off stump on the back foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Moor.

41.4

Graeme Cremer to Dinesh Chandimal. Leg spinner back of a length, off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Mire.

41.3

Graeme Cremer to Dinesh Chandimal. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Jarvis.

41.2

Graeme Cremer to Thisara Perera. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Ervine.

41.1

Graeme Cremer to Dinesh Chandimal. Leg spinner back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Mire.

Over 41. 5 runs. Bowler: Sikandar Raza. Sri Lanka: 5/171(rr 4.17)

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40.6

Sikandar Raza to Dinesh Chandimal. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Waller.

40.5

Sikandar Raza to Thisara Perera. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Jarvis.

40.4

Sikandar Raza to Dinesh Chandimal. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Waller.

40.3

Sikandar Raza to Thisara Perera. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Moor.

40.2

Sikandar Raza to Dinesh Chandimal. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track flick, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Jarvis.

40.1

Sikandar Raza to Dinesh Chandimal. Off break length ball, off stump down the track working, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Butt.

Sikandar Raza to Dinesh Chandimal. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Butt.

38.1

APPEAL! Verified by umpire after REFERRAL. Sikandar Raza to Dinesh Chandimal. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot working, hit pad for no runs, appeal made for L.B.W. Vociferous appeal, that looked close but the umpire isn't interested. This could be the last roll of the dice for Zimbabwe so Cremer takes a punt on the review. It was a cracking delivery by Raza, but ball tracking shows it was spinning too much to hit leg stump.

Blessing Muzarabani to Thisara Perera. Length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Cremer.

37.5

Blessing Muzarabani to Thisara Perera. Short, down leg side ducked, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Taylor.

37.4

Blessing Muzarabani to Dinesh Chandimal. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Jarvis.

37.3

Blessing Muzarabani to Dinesh Chandimal. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Cremer.

37.2

Blessing Muzarabani to Thisara Perera. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Chatara.

37.1

Blessing Muzarabani to Dinesh Chandimal. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, mis-fielded by Butt, fielded by Masakadza.

Over 44.5

SIX!

SIX! Tendai Chatara to Thisara Perera. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. Hammered into the crowd, Thisara finishes the match in style. He gets a big hug from his captain, Sri Lanka win by five wickets.

A composed partnership between Dinesh Chandimal and Thisara Perera has taken Sri Lanka to victory in Mirpur. Chandimal might only be the stand-in skipper while Angelo Mathews is injured, but it was a true captain's knock from him today. Zimbabwe had their tails up after a triple-strike by Blessing Muzarabani, but the right-handed batsman was mature in steering the men in blue to victory. Zimbabwe's total of 198 was never going to be enough, so credit must go to the Sri Lankan attack. Seven wickets between Thisara Perera (4/33) and Nuwan Pradeep (3/28) was enough to run through the batting order, with only Brendan Taylor (58) putting up any real resistance. Match 5 of the series takes place on Tuesday, with Zimbabwe looking to bounce back when they take on hosts Bangladesh.

Over 42.5

SIX!

SIX! Tendai Chatara to Thisara Perera. Slower ball back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. Swatted with disdain, Thisara wants to get this match finished in a hurry.

Over 41.6

SIX!

SIX! Graeme Cremer to Thisara Perera. Leg spinner length ball, off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs. I imagine that will be the final nail in the coffin. Thisara flexes his muscles, getting down the pitch to a flighted delivery and sending it miles over the fence.

Over 36.5

Four

FOUR! Kyle Jarvis to Thisara Perera. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs. Imperious stroke, stand and deliver from Thisara. He almost took Sri Lanka to victory in Match 2, can he make amends this time?